story; tale; talk; discussion
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
third day of the month; three days
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
war; fighting; fierce competition
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight